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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 30 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in February. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Mallard 49.9% 46.7% 3.3%
2   Canada Goose 56.2% 40.0% 16.2%
3   Northern Cardinal 40.6% 30.0% 10.6%
4   White-throated Sparrow 41.6% 26.7% 15.0%
5   Ruddy Duck 15.8% 26.7% 10.9%
6   Mute Swan 15.0% 26.7% 11.7%
7   American Robin 32.2% 23.3% 8.9%
8   Northern Mockingbird 24.0% 23.3% 0.6%
9   Northern Shoveler 16.5% 23.3% 6.8%
10   Carolina Wren 16.1% 23.3% 7.3%
11   Snow Goose 2.4% 20.0% 17.6%
12   Bufflehead 32.0% 16.7% 15.3%
13   American Black Duck 26.7% 16.7% 10.1%
14   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 16.7% 11.8%
15   Ring-billed Gull 50.7% 13.3% 37.3%
16   American Herring Gull 41.3% 13.3% 27.9%
17   European Starling 38.3% 13.3% 25.0%
18   Song Sparrow 34.3% 13.3% 21.0%
19   Downy Woodpecker 27.8% 13.3% 14.4%
20   Red-winged Blackbird 18.4% 13.3% 5.0%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 12.0% 13.3% 1.3%
22   Wood Duck 6.1% 13.3% 7.2%
23   Red-breasted Merganser 20.0% 10.0% 10.0%
24   Gadwall 15.5% 10.0% 5.5%
25   Great Blue Heron 11.7% 10.0% 1.7%
26   American Wigeon 7.0% 10.0% 3.0%
27   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.0% 10.0% 8.0%
28   Blue Jay 35.9% 6.7% 29.2%
29   Black-capped Chickadee 22.1% 6.7% 15.4%
30   American Crow 21.4% 6.7% 14.7%
31   Brant 20.1% 6.7% 13.4%
32   Hooded Merganser 19.8% 6.7% 13.1%
33   Common Grackle 13.4% 6.7% 6.7%
34   Greater Scaup 9.6% 6.7% 2.9%
35   Cooper's Hawk 7.7% 6.7% 1.1%
36   Northern Flicker 6.2% 6.7% 0.4%
37   Bald Eagle 6.2% 6.7% 0.5%
38   Northern Harrier 4.3% 6.7% 2.4%
39   Swamp Sparrow 3.6% 6.7% 3.1%
40   Gray Catbird 1.7% 6.7% 4.9%
41   House Sparrow 40.5% 3.3% 37.1%
42   Mourning Dove 33.3% 3.3% 30.0%
43   Great Black-backed Gull 28.2% 3.3% 24.9%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 3.3% 19.7%
45   Dark-eyed Junco 16.2% 3.3% 12.9%
46   American Goldfinch 11.4% 3.3% 8.0%
47   Fox Sparrow 7.3% 3.3% 3.9%
48   Common Goldeneye 6.9% 3.3% 3.5%
49   American Tree Sparrow 6.8% 3.3% 3.4%
50   Lesser Scaup 4.9% 3.3% 1.5%
51   Canvasback 3.4% 3.3% 0.1%
52   Hermit Thrush 2.1% 3.3% 1.2%
53   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.9% 3.3% 2.4%